oh Martha

I want to sleep like a cat

in the middle of the day

instead of working

my whole life away

oh Martha

you know it just ain't right

I've got a nose for news

and two left feet

and a story of life

that's incomplete

oh Martha

whatcha doing tonight

          oh Martha

          will you be true

          oh Martha

          everything depends on you

I howl like a dog

I'm stubborn as a mule

if I were any smarter

I'da stayed in school

oh Martha

tell me you'll be mine

I need you like

tumbleweeds need sun

I'll be there for you

when the working day's done

oh Martha

please be my valentine

          oh Martha...

        

I've got twenty dollars

and a six pack of beer

and a car to get

to there from here

oh Martha

let me into your heart

everyone tells me

I'm a crying shame

but you and I know

I'm not to blame

oh Martha

you're a work of art

          oh Martha...